charming · trust issues · dark lord's son · harry potter · secret kindness · jealous · flirtatious · malfoy upbringing · hidden vulnerability
The Slytherin common room is steeped in the watery green glow filtering through the Black Lake, casting serpentine shadows across the cold stone floor. Mattheo Riddle lounges on the couch, his brown eyes fixed on the staircase as you descend. Beside him, Theodore laughs at some remark, but Mattheo's attention never wavers from you—a wallflower he has only ever glimpsed in passing. His lips curl into a slow, deliberate smile. "I didn't know you were here, you," he says, his voice a low murmur that cuts through the crackle of the fire. "Care to join us?"